As I clean the house I always put on the playlist on Itunes and listen to my favorite songs. So tonight the song "We will dance" by Steven Curtis Chapman came on. It gets me everytime. Here are the lyrics:
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I've watched the sunrise in your eyes
And I've seen the tears fall like the rain
You've seen me fight so brave and strong
You've held my hand when I'm afraid
We've watched the seasons come and go
We'll see them come and go again
But in winter's chill, or summer's breeze
One thing will not be changin'
We will dance
When the sun is shining
In the pouring rain
We'll spin and we'll sway
And we will dance
When the gentle breeze
Becomes a hurricane
The music will play
And I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we will dance
Sometimes it's hard to hold you tight
Sometimes we feel so far apart
Sometimes we dance as one
And feel the beating of each others hearts
Some days the dance is slow and sweet
Some days we're bouncing off the walls
No matter how this world may turn
Our love will keep us from fallin'
And we will dance
When the sun is shining
In the pouring rain
We'll spin and we'll sway
And we will dance
When the gentle breeze
Becomes a hurricane
The music will play
And I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we will dance
The music will play
And I'll hold you close
And I won't let you go
Even when our steps
Grow weak and slow
Still I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we, will dance
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This song is so emotional for me. My Grandpa danced with me to this song at our wedding. He whispered in my ear, "I had to dance with the most beautiful girl in the world." Then he went on to tell me how much he still loves my Grandmother, 53 years later. I began to cry. I pray the Lord protects Mark and I, and someday when our future Granddaughter marries, he will be able to whisper the same thing to her. In the second verse, I danced with my dad. This song perfectly describes our relationship. We haven't always been close. The farthest away at times. But sometimes the friendships that are the hardest at first become the most sustaining ones. I love how songs can be interpreted to reference my relationship with the Lord. His love for me is always unconditional. He is always there for me, waiting to listen. I can honestly say that I don't know where my life would have gone if I didn't know the Lord. Those who don't know Him, miss out on the greatest friendship one could ever imagine. Love everlasting. Peace. Hope. Joy.
Today I have felt God's love for me. Nothing out of the ordinary has happened; I just slowed down to listen.
I love how the smallest things today brought me the most joy. As a lot of you know.. I have an unstoppable love for plants. That's right... plants. When we have a house someday, it will be like a garden out of a fairy tale...I assure you! My mom started me on that. I used to think she was crazy. But then I realized that we could be crazy together....it's bliss! It's nice having someone to talk to when my plants are having a bad day ;) ... So here lately my plants got this horrible fungus, and it spread to almost all of them. I really thought I was going to lose them all...my mom assured me that I wouldn't. I was so sad. I treated them, and I just looked out today and there are lots of new blooms; that brought me lots of joy. I loved the rain today; joy! I watched Bella run her little heart out at the park today; joy!
So all this to say, if you ever need a little joy in your life...start to look at the things that most people don't think don't matter. This is where you will find your greatest joy!
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~L
